NEW BERLIN – American Legion Post 348, located at 6 Academy Street in New Berlin, for many years has went without the necessary handicap accessible features for decades until recently when members of the Impact Project dedicated their time and resources to help our local veterans.

On Saturday June 10, the project was deemed finished and a ribbon cutting ceremony was set to unveil the new renovations to the building. The New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter, Impact Project Director James Willard, members of the 348 post and numerous volunteers from surrounding communities who helped with updating the Post attended the symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony.

During the ceremony, Jim Willard recognized Auxiliary member Denny Hoxie by saying that “it’s very difficult to ask for help, we know that and we want you to know that when you did reach out to use, it was our honor and our privilege to help. We also wanted you to know were a christian organization, but i am not a pastor, not a minister and not a father but god loves you, we love the legion and we have your back. In symbolism of that and our appreciation for you asking us to help with the American Legion,, we have here a Bible that is engraved with the American Legion Post 348 in gold and everyone who has been apart of the project has signed the Bible. This is our present to your organization and hopefully it last forever”.